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That means delivering big upside earnings surprises, especially because upside revenue surprises could be harder to come by.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

TD Cowen analyst Derrick Wood, though, believes further positive momentum may be harder to come by, at least in the near term.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

Stafford had also phoned Jessica and asked her to come by the police department.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

It would be a seemingly dependable, predictable roommate relationship, and those are hard enough to come by as it is.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

Sookie was a fourth-generation Rockport fisherman and he was a good friend of my parents’, except he hadn’t come by the house in a long time.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen